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Nigeria: Diphtheria outbreak: Zamfara records 44 deaths, suspends school resumption

Africa Links 24 with Agency reports
Published on 2026-09-15 06:26:00

ZAMFARA State Ministry of Health says it has recorded 44 deaths following an outbreak of diphtheria in parts of the state.

The State Director of Public Health in the ministry, Dr. Yusuf Haske, gave the update to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Gusau on Monday.

Haske’s update followed the extension of school resumption by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

He further disclosed that the health ministry had so far recorded 367…

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